New Barnes & Noble 'Honeycomb' E-Reader Coming Soon?

Here's an interesting way to get a conversation started about your upcoming product launch: instead of a carefully vetted press announcement, release the information via SEC filing. And by "information" I mean "the bare minimum of text required to comply with disclosure rules," which is exactly what Barnes & Noble has done.

No, it's just a Nook upgrade! Nah, they'll just move to the Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS and upgrade the hardware, so it's lighter and thinner like the Kindle. Still, it's totally gonna ROCK.

Dude, it's something new altogether. This is going to be a game changer for the Nook! It'll have a touch screen using E-Ink's Pearl display technology, more like Sony's Reader Pocket Edition! It'll be even more awesome than the iPad! It'll be cheaper! Also, it will smell of vanilla! OMFG THIS THING WILL ROCK SO HARD WHATEVER IT IS.

Whatever Barnes & Noble actually ends up announcing, it'll likely face some new competition, considering the ongoing Amazon tablet rumors. I think it will be interesting to see what consumers end up gravitating towards when it comes to e-books—full-blown tablets, or dedicated e-reader devices. Or those paper things that I still prefer. You know: treeware.

Do you use an e-reader? Intrigued about what Barnes & Noble is coming out with?